Using Live as a multitrack recorder
July 28, 2009 11:26 PM
Does anyone here use Ableton Live as a multitrack recorder/mixer?
I ask because I have some projects to do that involve recording new files/and or mixing imported files from Digital Performer. I will need to do a fair bit of work on the imported files - overdubs, cleaning up duff notes etc. I do have a copy of Live, and for some reason I've just never gotten into it. I used to use Acid and whatever Sonar used to be called and I became quite proficient with them.
I do realise that Live is more of a performance tool, which is why I am wondering if I will encounter so much hassle that I'd be better off getting a copy of Logic Express or something.
posted by awfurby (6 comments total)
I ask because I have some projects to do that involve recording new files/and or mixing imported files from Digital Performer. I will need to do a fair bit of work on the imported files - overdubs, cleaning up duff notes etc. I do have a copy of Live, and for some reason I've just never gotten into it. I used to use Acid and whatever Sonar used to be called and I became quite proficient with them.
I do realise that Live is more of a performance tool, which is why I am wondering if I will encounter so much hassle that I'd be better off getting a copy of Logic Express or something.
I lost Acid and Sonar when I changed over to a MacBook and gave my Windows laptop to my brother.
I have tried using Live to record in track view - it really felt like a kludge.
posted by awfurby at 4:49 AM on July 29, 2009
I have tried using Live to record in track view - it really felt like a kludge.
posted by awfurby at 4:49 AM on July 29, 2009
I have had to use Live a few times for multi-tracking. It's okay. The metering is a bit wonky and doesn't really correlate to the true levels. It's much better than it was.
It is a bit frustrating to comp (putting the best bits of a vox or guitar track together) tracks together in Live but it can be done. If there are certain tracks that require a lot of work (comping tight bits together, fixing flubs, etc), I would do it in DP and then bounce the final version (without eq or compression) and import it into Live. But that is just me. Live doesn't do fades and crossfades too intuitively. The new version is supposed to be better.
posted by chillmost at 9:13 AM on July 29, 2009
It is a bit frustrating to comp (putting the best bits of a vox or guitar track together) tracks together in Live but it can be done. If there are certain tracks that require a lot of work (comping tight bits together, fixing flubs, etc), I would do it in DP and then bounce the final version (without eq or compression) and import it into Live. But that is just me. Live doesn't do fades and crossfades too intuitively. The new version is supposed to be better.
posted by chillmost at 9:13 AM on July 29, 2009
Lack of takes in Logic makes it nasty for any perfectionist recording work. It's a good rough/spontaneous tool but I wind up hopping over to Reaper (www.reaper.fm) for real editing.
posted by frenetic at 7:58 AM on July 30, 2009
posted by frenetic at 7:58 AM on July 30, 2009
Why did I write Logic? I meant Ableton Live. Maybe I have brain cancer.
posted by frenetic at 8:58 PM on August 2, 2009
posted by frenetic at 8:58 PM on August 2, 2009
Ah right, I was wondering about that...
Hm, looking at Logic Express, that seems more like what I need.
posted by awfurby at 2:27 AM on August 3, 2009
Hm, looking at Logic Express, that seems more like what I need.
posted by awfurby at 2:27 AM on August 3, 2009
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If you have Sonar or Acid why not just use those?
or try Reaper?
posted by mary8nne at 3:16 AM on July 29, 2009